Auction 102 Part 1 Hebrew Manuscripts and Books from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection

Lechem Shlomo – Commentaries on Aggadot – Venice, 1597 – Only Edition

Opening: $600
Estimate: $800 - $1,000
Sold for: $750
Including buyer's premium

Lechem Shlomo, commentaries on aggadot found in the Gemara and Midrash, by R. Shlomo son of R. Yitzchak HaLevi. Venice: Zuan di Gara, 1597. Only edition.

The author,
R. Shlomo HaLevi HaZaken son of R. Yitzchak (1532-1600), an exile from Portugal, Rabbi of Thessaloniki and a prominent Torah scholar of his generation. His other printed works include Lev Avot (Thessaloniki 1565), Divrei Shlomo (Venice 1596) and Cheshek Shlomo (Thessaloniki 1600).

214; 9 leaves. 20.5 cm. Most leaves in good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Small marginal tears to several leaves. Open tear to top of title page, bordering title frame, not affecting text. A few inscriptions. New binding.

On last leaf, signature of censor Giovanni Domenico Carretto, dated 1618.

CB, no. 6944,4.

Early Printed books
Early Printed books